Salah Ba'uthman

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Salah Ba'uthman
صلاح باعثمان
Guest Imam at Masjid al-Haram
In office
2016 and 2017
(Ramadan only)
Personal life
Born
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Education
OccupationImam & Khatib of Masjid Abu Bakr as Siddiq, Jeddah
Religious life
ReligionIslam
TeachersAli Abdullah Jaber
ProfessionAssistant Professor in the Department of Quran Studies

Salah bin Salem Baʿuthman (Arabic: صلاح بن سالم باعثمان) is a Saudi Quranic scholar, university academic and Quran reciter who has served as a guest imam (assigned to lead Tarawih) at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He is known for his melodious recitation of the Qur’an, which resembles that of Ali Abdullah Jaber.[1]

Education

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Ba'uthman completed undergraduate studies in Islamic Studies and then advanced to graduate work in tafsir (Quranic exegesis). Sources report a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from King Abdulaziz University and both a Master’s degree and a PhD in tafsīr from Umm al-Qura University.[2]

Academic career

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Ba'uthman has held academic posts in the field of Quranic studies. He has served as a faculty member and department head in Quranic/Islamic studies at major Saudi universities and according to university press items and local press has been involved in organizing Quranic competitions and academic programmes. He served at King Abdulaziz University (as senior member of the Department of Quranic Studies) and later as dean of colleges of Quran and Islamic Studies at other Saudi universities.[3][2]

Recitations and published work

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Ba'uthman is widely known for recorded Quran recitations (complete and partial Mus'haf-style recordings), televised series and short programmes in which he delivers verse-by-verse tafsir (exegesis) or reflections.[4][5]

Ba'uthman was appointed as a guest imam to lead Tarawih prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca during Ramadan in 2016 and 2017, an appointment publicly announced in Saudi media and reported by regional news outlets.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Dogan, Mohamed (2021-09-04). "علي جابر وبا عثمان في رمضان". alyaum. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  2. ^ a b "Salah Salem Saeed Ba Othman". King Abdulaziz University. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15.
  3. ^ البلاد, صحيفة. "د. باعثمان: كلية القرآن الكريم منارة علمية للقيم الإسلامية – صحيفة البلاد" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  4. ^ القرني, محمد عبدالله (2020-06-18). "الشيخ الدكتور صلاح باعثمان ينتهي من تسجيل المصحف المرتل". albayannews. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  5. ^ "الدكتور صلاح باعثمان : يقدم الجزء الخامس من وقفة مع آية على اقرأ – أخبار العرب – كل العرب". arabnews (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  6. ^ أخبار 24 (2016-06-10). "تعرف على إمامي الحرمين المكلفين باعثمان ومحمد خليل.. وتلاوات بصوتيهما (فيديو)". أخبار 24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)